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Tables of Contents for Curriculum Webs
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xv
Planning Curriculum for the Web
1
11
What is a Curriculum Web?
1
2
Why Build Curriculum Webs?
3
2
Some Example Curriculum Webs
5
1
Easing Into Building Curriculum Webs
6
1
Overview of the Process
7
1
Cautions and Limitations
8
3
Chapter Summary
11
1
Your Next Step
11
1
For Further Learning
11
1
Identifying Curriculum Goals
12
26
A Process for Identifying Goals
12
2
General Educational Goals
14
3
Examples of General Educational Goals
16
1
Activity 2A: Describing Your General Curricular Goals
17
1
Learner Descriptions
17
2
Example Learner Descriptions
18
1
Activity 2B: Writing Your Learner Description
19
1
Subject Matter Descriptions
19
7
Subject Matters of Curriculum Webs
20
1
Centering Your Curriculum Web
21
3
Example Subject Matter Descriptions
24
2
Activity 2C: Describing Your Subject Matter
26
1
Learning Objectives
26
6
How to Write Learning Objectives
27
1
Sources of Learning Objectives
28
1
Example Learning Objectives
29
2
Activity 2D: Writing a List of Learning Objectives
31
1
Prerequisites
32
1
Example Statements of Prerequisites
32
1
Activity 2E: Listing Your Curriculum Web's Expected Prerequisites
33
1
Aims
33
1
Example Aims
34
1
Activity 2F: Writing Your Aim Statement
34
1
Rationales
34
3
Example Rationales
35
1
Activity 2G: Writing Your Rationale
36
1
Chapter Summary
37
1
Your Next Step
37
1
For Further Learning
37
1
Choosing Learning Activities
38
19
The Complexity of Learning
38
1
Individualizing the Curriculum
39
4
Grouping Learners
43
2
Selecting Learning Activities
45
10
Criteria for the Selection of Activities
45
3
Suggested Learning Activities for the Web
48
2
Product-Based Learning
50
1
Sequencing Learning Activities
50
4
Activity 3: Brainstorming Activities for Your Curriculum Web
54
1
Chapter Summary
55
1
Your Next Step
55
1
For Further Learning
55
2
Gathering Web-Based Resources
57
23
Why Use Existing Resources?
57
2
Activity 4A: Creating a List of Potential Resources
59
1
Bookmarks
59
2
Sidebar: How to Copy Information from the Web
59
1
Creating a List of Bookmarks
60
1
Activity 4B: Designing a Bookmark Folder Structure
61
1
Searching
61
8
Search Engines and Directories
62
1
Activity 4C: Using Yahoo to Look for Relevant Sites
63
1
Activity 4D: Looking for a Relevant Clearinghouse
63
1
Activity 4E: Using a Search Engine to Find Relevant Topics
64
1
Activity 4F: Using a Multiengine Search Tool
64
3
Activity 4G: Creating a Precise Search String
67
1
Sidebar: A Searching Scenario
67
2
Evaluating Web-Based Resources
69
2
Copyright Issues
71
8
Sidebar: Citations
72
1
The Basics of Copyright
72
1
The Copyright Law
73
1
Creating a Copyright
74
1
Penalties for Copyright Violation
74
1
Fair Use
75
1
Photocopying under the Fair Use Doctrine
75
1
Works in the Public Domain
76
1
Copyright Law in the Creation of Curriculum Webs
76
2
What about Linking to Copyrighted Materials?
78
1
Alternatives to Obtaining Permission
78
1
Chapter Summary
79
1
Your Next Step
79
1
For Further Learning
79
1
Designing Effective Web Sites
80
11
The Ten Steps of Web Site Design
80
1
Step 1: Planning for Your Audience
81
1
Activity 5A: Thinking About Your Audiences' Needs
81
1
Step 2: Gathering Information and Materials
82
1
Step 3: Establishing a Visual Metaphor or Theme
82
1
Step 4: Planning Site Navigation
83
2
Step 5: Chucking
85
1
Activity 5B: Creating a Concept Map of Your Subject Matter
86
1
Step 6: Building Site Structure and Navigation Tools
86
3
Major Parts of a Web Site
87
1
Activity 5C: Creating a Draft Representation of the Site Structure
88
1
Chapter Summary
89
1
Your Next Step
90
1
For Further Learning
90
1
Laying Out Effective Web Pages
91
23
What is HTML?
91
2
A Note on File Names
92
1
Backing up
93
1
Basic Page Design Principles
93
1
Use of White Space on the Page
94
8
Vertical White Space
94
1
Indentation
95
1
Horizontal White Space
96
3
Layout of Text and Graphics
99
1
Sidebar: Understanding the SRC Attribute
100
2
Using Color
102
3
Background Color and Images
102
1
Text Color
103
1
Link Color
103
1
Sidebar: How to Specify Color Codes
104
1
Use of Horizontal Lines or Boxes
105
1
Styling Text
105
2
Choosing a Font Face and Size
105
1
Headings
106
1
Cascading Style Sheets
107
1
Moving Around
107
2
Hypertext
108
1
Graphical Links
109
1
Frames Versus Tables
109
2
Persistence
109
1
Download Times
109
1
Screen Real Estate
109
2
How to Implement Frames
111
1
Making Accessible Pages
111
2
Chapter Summary
113
1
Your Next Step
113
1
For Further Learning
113
1
Using Multimedia
114
17
What is Multimedia?
114
1
Graphics File Formats
114
4
JPEG Details
115
1
GIF Details
116
1
Sidebar: ``GIF,'' not ``JIF''
117
1
Acquiring Images
118
1
Creating Images
118
2
Headline Text
119
1
Scanned Artwork and Photographs
119
1
Digital Photos
120
1
Placing Images
120
4
Sidebar: Anti-Aliasing
122
2
Image Maps
124
1
Incorporating Sound
125
1
Incorporating Video
126
PDF Files
119
10
Chapter Summary
129
1
Your Next Step
129
1
For Further Learning
130
1
Constructing Interactivity
131
15
What is Interactivity?
131
1
Javascript
132
1
Cookies
133
1
Aids to Navigation
134
2
Rollover Images
134
1
Text Status Messages
135
1
Jump Menus
136
1
Forms
136
5
Form Elements and Layout
136
1
Forms That E-Mail Data
137
1
Processing Forms with CGI Scripts
138
2
Processing Forms with JavaScript Functions
140
1
Interactive Animated Graphics
141
2
Alternate Pages
143
1
Chapter Summary
144
1
Your Next Step
145
1
For Further Learning
145
1
Organizing and Assessing Learning
146
15
Planning Instruction
146
3
Examples of Instructional Supports
147
1
Scaffolding Learning
148
1
Activity 9A: Writing a Plan for Facilitating Learning
149
1
Embedding Assessment
149
6
Performance Criteria
150
1
Activity 9B: Writing Performance Criteria for Your Learning Objectives
151
1
Rubrics
152
1
Self Assessments
152
2
Online Assessments
154
1
Instructional Plans
155
3
Example Instructional Plans
156
1
Activity 9C: Writing Your Instructional Plan
157
1
Lists of Materials and Equipment
158
1
Example List of Materials and Equipment
158
1
Plans for Assessment
159
1
Example Plans for Assessment
159
1
Chapter Summary
160
1
Your Next Step
160
1
For Further Learning
160
1
Evaluating and Maintaining Curriculum Webs
161
8
Evaluation
161
4
Curriculum Evaluation
162
1
Web Design Evaluation
163
1
Heuristic Evaluation of Curriculum Webs
164
1
Example Plan for Evaluation
164
1
Activity 10: Writing a Plan for Evaluation
165
1
Maintaining, Revising, and Updating
165
3
Update the Content
165
1
Links
165
1
Tracking Site Usage
166
1
Publicizing Your Curriculum Web
166
2
Chapter Summary
168
1
Your Next Step
168
1
For Further Learning
168
1
Teaching with Curriculum Webs
169
11
People
169
3
Teacher(s)
169
1
Students
170
1
Special Needs Learners
171
1
Classrooms
172
4
Computers
172
3
Computer Labs
175
1
Web Services
176
1
Software Issues
176
3
Filtering Software
176
2
E-Mail
178
1
Activity 11: Writing a Plan for Teaching with Your Curriculum Web
179
1
Chapter Summary
179
1
Your Next Step
179
1
For Further Learning
179
1
Teaching Teachers with Curriculum Webs
180
8
The Importance of Teacher Training
180
1
The Web's Impact on Teacher Learning
181
1
Time for Teacher Learning
182
1
Standards for Teaching with Technology
182
1
Some General Considerations When Teaching Teachers
183
1
The Web Institute for Teachers
184
2
Chapter Summary
186
1
Your Next Step
187
1
For Further Learning
187
1
Appendix A Technology
188
7
Web Servers, Clients, and Browsers
188
1
How Do Servers Work?
188
1
How Do Web Browsers Work?
188
1
Caching
189
1
Bandwidth
189
2
A Note on Bits and Bytes
190
1
Internet names and URLs
191
4
Communications Protocol
191
1
Host Name
191
1
Path
192
1
File Name
193
1
File Name Extension
194
1
Appendix B HTML
195
9
HTML Document Structure
195
1
Syntax
195
1
HTML Quick Reference Chart
196
8
Page Tags
196
1
Text Tags
197
1
Layout Tags
198
1
List Tags
198
1
Image Tags
199
1
Link Tags
199
1
Table Tags
200
1
Form Tags
201
1
Frame Tags
202
2
Glossary
204
9
Bibliography
213
3
Index
216